32 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • The meter of a poem is the rhythmic structure or pattern of accents in its lines. • Alliterative meter is structured by a pattern of repeated sounds. • Quantitative meter is structured by a pattern of long and short syllables. • The Old English poem Widsith uses an alliterative meter. • The Sanskrit poem Meghadūta uses a quantitative meter. The student wants to emphasize a difference between the meters of the two poems. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Correct answer: D (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
Choice D is the best answer. Noting that Meghadūta uses a pattern of long and short syllables in its lines (quantitative meter) and Widsith uses a pattern of repeated sounds in its lines (alliterative meter), and signaling a contrast with “whereas,” the sentence emphasizes a difference between the meters of the two poems. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence indicates that the two poems were written in different languages; it doesn’t emphasize a difference between the meters of the two poems. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence mentions the meters of the two poems but misrepresents information from the notes; the overall definition of a meter (the rhythmic structure or pattern of accents in a poem’s lines) applies to both alliterative and quantitative meters, not just quantitative. Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence emphasizes a difference between the meters of the two poems, it misrepresents information from the notes; Widsith uses an alliterative meter, which is structured by a pattern of repeated sounds, not a pattern of long and short syllables.
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